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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Daniel Paul <chizai@bronze.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Daniel Paul <danielpaul297@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:53:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: How are you doing today?
Attn: Code 05
Your name has been found in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid Foreign recipients.
Thereby the government has directed an initial expense payment of $950,000.00 to 16recipients and you are among those recipients to receive the expense payment of $950,000.00 scheduled to paid between today and the 29th of October 2014
Payment is to be effected through ATM Master Card/Visa Card
Failure to indicate a receipt of this email within 72hrs will be perceived as non acceptance of the offer and will result in your name been omitted from the list and your payments issued to another recipient.
Paul Daniel.
Restoration Officer
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